On our first visit to this Rosnay campsite some years ago we had been lucky enough to wake to a misty morning with dew-covered damselflies as yet unable to fly. The dew drops made for a great photo-opportunity and getting…
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Another Alarm
We had another early alarm call this morning. This one was nothing to do with a pleasant recorded ditty on a ferry but was a lightening and thunder show courtesy of mother nature. The distant thunder that had rumbled on…
Posted in 2022-09 France
Normandy Landfall
A persistent but not entirely unpleasant recorded alarm jingle woke us from our reveries at about 05:00. Overnight our ferry had made up the delay and we docked on schedule at 06:45. Excellent. I mused that there really has to…
Posted in 2022-09 France
Return to France
It’s been 4 years since we visited La Belle France but at last, now that travel is technically possible with what we hope is the worst of Covid-19 behind us, we thought we’d try again. Our initial plan, such as…
Posted in 2022-09 France
Leaving Botswana
Today was our day to travel back home. Not much happened in the morning but having breakfast and then making one last journey in Bibi’s Landcruiser to Maun airport. We bad fond farewells for all Bibi’s guidance and help before…
Posted in 2022 Botswana
Return to Maun
We packed our camp bed rolls for the final time and, at 07:30, waved our last goodbyes to Rasta and Ona as they beavered away breaking down our last camp at HATAB Campsite MGR8T beside the Hippo pool. We left…
Posted in 2022 Botswana
Fresh Bread
Our first night by the Hippo pool was much more interesting on the noises front. Natural the Hippos had been grunting but we’d also heard Elephants over night and Lions, too. The Elephant noises could’ve been the adults protecting young…
Posted in 2022 Botswana
Persistence Pays
We are moving on to our next and final camp, which Bibi says is his favourite. So we had our usual 06:00 wake-up call and bed roll packing, followed by breakfast. I’m being very naughty and eating toast with peanut…
Posted in 2022 Botswana
Safari Socializing
With less zips going throughout the night due to inventive in-tent toilet facilities having been fashioned, we did hear a few more sounds of the African night. Our camp was relatively close to a water channel and the occasional grunt…
Posted in 2022 Botswana
Off to Moremi
Another wash-basin-filling 06:00 alarm call to get on the road by 07:30. Today we are off to the Moremi Game Reserve for 2 nights at camp #3. This would be just 135kms which is just as well over the very…
Posted in 2022 Botswana
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